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Subject: Re: GNU Linux Command Line Tools Summary Ready for inclusion
From: David Holroyd ####@####.####
Date: 25 Feb 2005 11:13:17 -0000
Message-Id: <20050225111313.GA27409@vhost.badgers-in-foil.co.uk>

On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 10:43:18AM +1100, Gareth Anderson wrote:
> > Section 6.2
> > 
> > [[
> > tr [A-Z] [a-z] < fileName.txt > fileNameNew.txt
> > ]]
> > 
> > This example won't work because the arguments of tr are not
> > quoted.
> 
> Then why does it work on my Mandrake, 9.1 and 10.1 box?

Why?  Luck...

  dave@dunce:~$ echo FOO | tr [A-Z] [a-z]
  foo
  dave@dunce:~$ touch A
  dave@dunce:~$ echo FOO | tr [A-Z] [a-z]
  FOO


hth,
dave

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